Bidala (adj. n.) [cp. Sk. vidala in same meaning, fr. vi+dal] 1. a kind of pulse, split pea J iv.353 (=mugga), in ˚sūpa haricot soup J iv.352. -- 2. a split bamboo cane, in ˚mañcaka a bedstead made of laths of split bamboo, the use of which is given as one of the characteristic features of the ascetic life Vin ii.149; J i.9; DhA i.135.